On The Road Again...
Well, it’s that time of year again, Recruiting Season!
Just when the humidity finally slackens and the weather becomes more tolerable, it’s off to far (and not-so-far) places to find the next class for the School of Nursing. It’s part of the never-ending job of an Admissions Officer: event planning, interviews, grad fairs, rental cars, hotels, meals on Hopkins, and crowded airports. Yet I still find myself cheery, clean shaven, with suit pressed ready to greet you when you ask me, “Johns Hopkins is in New York right?” ugh!
It’s surprising how quickly a few cups of coffee and a power bar will wake you up. The rewarding part is seeing new interested students who have a passion for nursing, and want to specifically come to Hopkins, even if they don’t know where it is.
For the last half of the summer, I have been registering for events, planning my travel route, and trying to find interesting local sites and points of interest around the schools to visit on my down time. Which surprisingly there is not much of. Before and after programs, I meet with interested students or faculty who want information about our programs. The Hopkins name travels far, so there must I go.
Make sure to catch up with me on my travels. I will be updating from different schools and different places, so stay tuned. Maybe think of Man vs. Wild, but without the British accent and being lost in the woods theme. Probably will be something safer like you’d watch on the Travel Channel. There might possibly be a bear or two, who knows! I’ll be carrying along the camera too, so no worries I will prove I was actually there! You might be surprised just where I’ll travel.
-Chris
My Upcoming Trips:
September 18 – Philadelphia
September 24 – Washington DC (GWU)
September 26 – Virginia (Virginia Tech)
September 28 – Connecticut (Yale)
Contact me: cboyle5@son.jhmi.edu